The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Update on PARCC

To:

Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

From:

Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner

Date:

January 22, 2015

At our December meeting, the presentation on the PARCC assessment "test drive" was cut short due to lack of time. We will resume the discussion at next Tuesday's meeting. In particular, I want to review with you the proposed process and timeline for evaluating the PARCC assessments this year. This evaluation will lead to a decision by the Board next fall on whether or not to adopt PARCC as our state assessment program.